The Handbook of Statistical Organization, Third
Edition: The Operation and Organization of a Statistical Agency
deals with the fundamentals of national systems of official statistics:
general principles, data collection and respondent policies, principles
of organization and management, and dissemination guidelines. The
intended audience for the Handbook are both chief statisticians
(and their colleagues) and those charged with oversight of the
official statistics function.

The Third Edition (ST/ESA/STAT/SER.F/88) is a complete
revision of the 1980 edition and is so far available in Arabic,
Chinese, English and Spanish. In due course, it will also be
issued in French and Russian.